I don’t know if you read my latest blog about growing old(er) or not, but I decided a few things.

I’m choosing five things–

1. White teeth
2. Give back in the community
3. Don’t take things personally (from the 4 agreements)
4. Smile more
5. Take time for myself

1. Had my teeth cleaned and whitened. In the process we discovered I needed a new crown. Love my new mouth full of white teeth (and royalty suits me).
2. Once a month my husband and I help pack the 300 bags of food for people in our little pueblo. The Pescadero food bank rocks. Ann, Greg, and Debbie are the organizers. It is so cool how many people in our neighborhood go there and work together to pack the bags. We are getting all the food locally. It’s awesome to help serve the people of El Pescadero, BCS. https://www.pescaderofoodbank.org Donations appreciated.
3. This is a hard one. I’m working on it. I have to remind myself that it isn’t all about me. I don’t need to take what people say or do as a personal affront.

4. With clean, white teeth I smile a lot more. Happiness prevails.

5. Taking time for myself makes everyone around me (think husband) happier, because if all is right with me, I’m easier to be around. So, I bake, garden, cook new things (gnocchi, fermented cucumbers (that I grew from seed and now are pickles) , paint, read, write (entered a short story and a flash story in two contests), play the piano (I played as a young person and am taking it up again, though I suck at it)…you get the drift.

What are your five things?